DO NOT use IVACY for you VPN needs

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I got a subscription with them for 5 years. Only 1 euro/month so why not.
The main reason was that apparently they would give me the opportunity to watch series on channel5 in the UK. Also they have a 30-day money-back policy.

The result: absolute crap!

Their app looks a bit outdated, but I can live with that. The problem is most of the time I get an error when trying to connect to one of their servers. If I manage to connect, channel5 detects I’m using a VPN and will not play.

I tried to use the money-back option, actually the same day already, but they will not refund my money.

They claim I used a payment wall, whatever that’s supposed to mean. I used Ideal, which is common in the Netherlands, and they will not pay me back.
Fortunately the amount I paid was not crazy so I can live with that, but anyone thinking about using them, think again.

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Ye ivacy is one of these shitty lifetime VPN , just research next time ( not on review sites they are 99% just affiliate spam )

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Have you tried doing a chargeback? If you don’t care about never using them again?

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get a DNS Proxy that’s what I use been good for 2 years NP

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Just get a decent iptv service for TV stations

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Thanks for letting us know they suck. I wanted to get their service because you have an option for an open port and I planned to torrent some stuff that I totally own all rights to, and without an open port torrenting is SLOW AS HELL. (Also curse my ISP for shielding consumers behind multiple firewalls/gates or whatnot so that port forward is impossible without begging them)

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that is why I register VPN only on fake emails and via noname prepaid cards. Too risky to share real data with them

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Been using Ivacy for the last 7 years primarily to hide my surfing & my torrents. Port forwarding works 100%. I can get 8.9 Mbps usenet downloads regularly downloading from tweaknews.eu & have hit up to 15 Mbps in Deluge grabbing torrents from different peers. Have come close to hitting my 5 Mbps upload cap a few times as well in Deluge. I’m physcially in Canada, btw, so it’s not like I’m close to my Usenet server & the speed is better than I thought it would be. For what I use it for, it works well.

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that is why I register VPN only on fake emails and via noname prepaid cards. Too risky to share real data with them

Literally doesnt matter , they have your IP and technically also your full browsing data to de anonymize you.

if you dont trust your VPN provider dont use them.

if they dont log it literally doesnt matter if they have your name , email , and payment info.

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I’m in Canada as well. Thinking about ivacy.

What kinds of speeds do you get when torrenting a “linux distro”?

What speed connection do yo have? Thanks

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Would you please share guide on how to enable port forwarding with ivacy?

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Fair point, though an additional layer of protection always matters. Did I miss the point in time when VPN providers started to decrypt SSL traffic from https websites? Ouch, I thought it is technically impossible :flushed_face:

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100 mbps connection. Usenet, maxes out around 9 mbps (usenet server limit) & torrents i reached 30 mbps on Dec 31st with a couple of good seeds. Direct downloads, hit 3o mbps once, All through Ivacy. Supports port forwarding as well.

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in time when VPN providers started to decrypt SSL traffic from https websites?

not all websites use ssl , also DNS if not used encrypted isnt either , also most often they replace your DNS by force with the vpn DNS so they know technically all domains ( even ones with identifiers in them )

Ouch, I thought it is technically impossible :flushed_face:

Its possible , just not Feasible for most entitys atm.

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I’m rethinking surfshark. But will probably renew, because it works and I usually max out my 100mbps on well seeded torrents.

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I just got the 100 mbps connection. Was on DSL for many years, so going from 600-700kbps to anything from 1mbps to 30 mbps is a joy. 15-25 minutes to grab 5gb files is not getting complaints from me. Usenet side, I think my Tweak account is limited to 10 mbps max, torrents well, as you said; depends on how well seeded the torrents I’m grabbing and the swarm’s capability. I know I’ve capped my upload speed to 5 mbps.